What color is #200F52?

#200F52 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200F52?

The RGB value is 32, 15, 82: 32 red, 15 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200F52?

The complementary color is #41520F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200F52 color

#200F52 rgb(32, 15, 82)

Shades of black

The hex color #200F52 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.9% green and 32.2% blue (32, 15, 82).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 69% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#200F52 color codes

HEX	`#200F52`
RGB	`rgb(32, 15, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 69%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 82%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 82%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.98, 28.11, -37.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.98, 46.96, 306.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.289, 1.258, 8.103)`
Decimal	`2101074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200F52, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #200F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #200F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200f52; }
.text { color: #200f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 15 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200f52, #420f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #200F52?: #200F52 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200F52?: The RGB value is 32, 15, 82: 32 red, 15 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200F52?: The complementary color is #41520F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.